Triple
T18337362
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Into the West |
E439306
|
entity |
| Predicate | director |
P255
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Timothy Van Patten |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Timothy Van Patten | Statement: [Into the West, director, Timothy Van Patten]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timothy Van Patten Context triple: [Into the West, director, Timothy Van Patten]
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A.
Richard Vincent Van Patten
Richard Vincent Van Patten is the birth name of American actor Dick Van Patten, best known for his role as the father on the television series "Eight Is Enough."
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B.
Tom Patten
Tom Patten is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Patten.
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C.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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D.
Ian Caldwell
Ian Caldwell is an American novelist best known for co-authoring the bestselling historical thriller "The Rule of Four."
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E.
Dwight Hauser
Dwight Hauser was an American screenwriter and film producer known for his work on mid-20th-century family and adventure films, including several Disney nature and animal features.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Timothy Van Patten Target entity description: Timothy Van Patten is an American television director, producer, and former actor best known for his work on acclaimed series such as The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, and Game of Thrones.
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A.
Richard Vincent Van Patten
Richard Vincent Van Patten is the birth name of American actor Dick Van Patten, best known for his role as the father on the television series "Eight Is Enough."
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B.
Tom Patten
Tom Patten is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Patten.
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C.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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D.
Ian Caldwell
Ian Caldwell is an American novelist best known for co-authoring the bestselling historical thriller "The Rule of Four."
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E.
Dwight Hauser
Dwight Hauser was an American screenwriter and film producer known for his work on mid-20th-century family and adventure films, including several Disney nature and animal features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8b9175fec8190af865699b4e64d8c |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:47 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e50ece387881909a5da0aa4370489c |
completed | April 19, 2026, 5:20 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:37 a.m.